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Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017

In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!

In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!

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Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Stephen Hegedus,<br />

bass; chamber orchestra; Maria Conkey, Teri<br />

Dunn, Peter Mahon, and Vincent Cheng, conductors.<br />

Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-<br />

4255. $20-$60. Also Dec 2.<br />

●●3:00: York University Department of<br />

Music. York University Wind Symphony.<br />

Bill Thomas, conductor. Tribute Communities<br />

Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />

4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/st).<br />

●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene<br />

(Toronto). Nico Muhly’s ‘O Antiphons’.<br />

Andrew Adair, organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-<br />

531-7955. Free.<br />

●●4:00: Humbercrest United Church. Advent<br />

Vespers. Bach: Cantata No.140 “Sleepers,<br />

Wake!”. Jennifer Krabbe, soprano; Matthew<br />

Dalen, tenor, Daniel Thielmann, baritone; Alex<br />

Halliday, bass; Melvin J. Hurst, director of<br />

music; Rev. Jessica McCrae, presider. 16 Baby<br />

Point Rd. 416-767-6122. Freewill offering. Religious<br />

service.<br />

Sunday 3 Dec. at 4 p.m.<br />

Choral Evensong<br />

for Advent Sunday<br />

plus Christmas Tea and at 5:<br />

CHRISTMAS<br />

LIGHTS<br />

St. Olave’s Arts Guild<br />

presents light music<br />

and entertainment:<br />

stories, poems, carols,<br />

violin solos and some<br />

dramatic readings from<br />

A Christmas Carol<br />

St. Olave’s Church<br />

Bloor and Windermere<br />

416-769-5686 stolaves.ca<br />

ADVENT VESPERS<br />

Sunday Dec 3, 4pm<br />

J. S. Bach: Cantata #140<br />

“Sleepers, Wake!”<br />

with strings, oboe, organ,<br />

and guest solosts<br />

Melvin J. Hurst, music director<br />

Rev. Jessica McCrae, presider.<br />

Humbercrest<br />

United Church<br />

16 Baby Point Road, Toronto<br />

416-767-6122 Freewill Offering<br />

●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Christmas<br />

Lights. Choral Evensong for Advent Sunday.<br />

Christmas songs, poems, stories and<br />

instrumental solos. St. Olave’s Arts Guild and<br />

guests. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686.<br />

Contributions appreciated. Christmas tea<br />

following.<br />

●●7:00: Choral Bonanza Team. Messiah Singalong.<br />

Handel: Messiah (Christmas Portion).<br />

Dr. Richard Heinzle, conductor; Sapphire<br />

Navaratnarajah, accompanist. Richmond Hill<br />

Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St., Richmond<br />

Hill. 416-568-9838. $25(participation<br />

fee); $10(suggested donation for concert).<br />

Rehearsal 2:30-5pm.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Percussion Ensembles. Walter Hall,<br />

Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />

Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />

CONCERTOS!<br />

SUN. DEC. 03 @ 404 JARVIS ST.<br />

www.NewMusicConcerts.com<br />

●●8:00: New Music Concerts. Concertos.<br />

Carter: String Trio; Raaff: Percussion Concerto;<br />

Linda C. Smith: Path of Uneven Stones;<br />

Frehner: Clarinet Concerto “Cloak”. Ryan<br />

Scott, percussion; Max Christie, clarinet; Eve<br />

Egoyan, piano; NMC Ensemble (Robert Aitken,<br />

conductor). Betty Oliphant Theatre,<br />

404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. $35; $25(sr/arts<br />

workers); $10(st). Pre-concert talk 7:15.<br />

●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Four Weddings, a<br />

Funeral, and a Coronation. See Nov 30.<br />

●●8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Tallis Scholars: Videte Miraculum (The<br />

Path of Miracles). Theatre of Early Music;<br />

Schola Cantorum; Peter Phillips, conductor;<br />

Daniel Taylor, conductor. Grace Church onthe-Hill,<br />

300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-408-0208.<br />

$40; $25(sr); $10(st).<br />

Monday December 4<br />

●●12:30: York University Department<br />

of Music. Music @ Midday: Instrumental<br />

Masterclass in Concert. Martin Family<br />

Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />

4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Vocalis (Graduate Singers Series):<br />

An Evening with the Parnassians. Jason<br />

Nedecky, curator. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton<br />

Ave. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Guitar Orchestra. Jeffrey McFadden,<br />

director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />

University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park.<br />

416-408-0208. Free.<br />

●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.<br />

Music by Handel. DJ SlowPitchSound. The<br />

Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-<br />

531-5042. $20. Also Dec 5, 6.<br />

Tuesday December 5<br />

●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/<br />

Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime<br />

Chamber Music: Tristan Savella, Piano.<br />

Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge<br />

St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed.<br />

FESTIVAL<br />

OF CAROLS<br />

WITH THE CANADIAN<br />

STAFF BAND &<br />

CANADIAN CHILDREN’S<br />

OPERA COMPANY<br />

Dec 5 & 6<br />

at 7:30 pm<br />

www.tmchoir.org<br />

●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival<br />

of Carols. Guests: The Canadian Staff Band;<br />

Canadian Children’s Opera Company; David<br />

Briggs, organ. Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />

Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-408-0208. $35-<br />

$76; $35-$70(sr); $20(VoxTix for 30 years<br />

and under). Also Dec 6.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. gamUT: Contemporary Music Ensemble.<br />

Wallace Halladay, director. Walter Hall,<br />

Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />

Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.<br />

Free.<br />

●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Chamber Music.<br />

Janine Jansen, Martin Fröst, Torleif Thedéen,<br />

and Lucas Debargue. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />

273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30-$75.<br />

●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.<br />

Music by Handel. DJ SlowPitchSound. The<br />

Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-<br />

531-5042. $20. Also Dec 4, 6.<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />

of Tchaikovsky. Laura Pettigrew: Dòchas<br />

(Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Tchaikovsky:<br />

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture; Variations<br />

on a Rococo Theme Op.33 (original version),<br />

Symphony No.5 in e Op.64. Joseph<br />

Johnson, cello; Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor.<br />

Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-<br />

1285. $34.75-$148. Also Dec 6, 7.<br />

Wednesday December 6<br />

●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />

Kingsway Organ Recital Series. Hanné<br />

Becker, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican<br />

Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769-5224.<br />

Freewill donation.<br />

●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Rebanks Family<br />

Fellowship Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,<br />

Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.<br />

Free.<br />

●●7:30: Toronto Choral Society. Bach’s<br />

Christmas Oratorio. Talisker Players;<br />

Geoffery Butler, conductor. Koerner Hall,<br />

Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. torontochoralsociety.org.<br />

From $45.<br />

●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival<br />

of Carols. Guests: The Canadian Staff Band;<br />

Canadian Children’s Opera Company; David<br />

Briggs, organ. Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />

Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-408-0208. $35-<br />

$76; $35-$70(sr); $20(VoxTix for 30 years<br />

and under). Also Dec 5.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. PianoFest. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson<br />

Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s<br />

Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Also Dec 7, 9(2:30).<br />

●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.<br />

Music by Handel. DJ SlowPitchSound. The<br />

Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-<br />

531-5042. $20. Also Dec 4, 5.<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />

of Tchaikovsky. Andrew Ager: The Talk of the<br />

Town (Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Tchaikovsky:<br />

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture; Variations<br />

on a Rococo Theme Op.33 (original<br />

version), Symphony No.5 in e Op.64. Joseph<br />

Johnson, cello; Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor.<br />

Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-<br />

1285. $34.75-$148. Also Dec 5, 7.<br />

Thursday December 7<br />

●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert<br />

Band. Monthly Concert. Big band, swing, jazz<br />

and film scores. John Liddle, conductor. Wilmar<br />

Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave.,<br />

Scarborough. 416-346-3910 or 647-287-<br />

5390. $10. First Thursday of each month.<br />

Refreshments available or bring your lunch.<br />

●●1:00: Miles Nadal JCC. Jump & Jive @ the J.<br />

Classic songs from the 1950s and early 1960s.<br />

Rev-Tones rock & roll band. Al Green Theatre,<br />

750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $18.<br />

●●7:30: Nuné Melik. Hidden Treasures: Rediscovered<br />

Music from Armenia. Works by Khachaturian,<br />

Vardapet and other Armenian<br />

composers. Nuné Melik, violin; Michel-Alexandre<br />

Broekaert, piano. Atelier Rosemarie<br />

Umetsu, 310 Davenport Rd. 416-420-6853.<br />

$10. CONCERT MOVED FROM NOV 16.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. PianoFest. Walter Hall, Edward<br />

Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />

80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Also<br />

Dec 6, 9(2:30pm).<br />

●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Sultans of<br />

Sultans<br />

of String<br />

presents<br />

A Christmas<br />

Caravan<br />

Thurs. December 7,<br />

8pm<br />

auroraculturalcentre.ca<br />

905 713-1818<br />

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